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(Grove of Educators: Octavio Mendez Pereira), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Fuse Marinelli, founder. Title:  (Grove of Educators: Octavio Mendez Pereira), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Octavio Mendez Pereira, (sculpture). Medium:  Bronze. Inscription:  Fuse Marinelli, France (?) Founder's mark appears. Description:  A bust of Octavio Mendez Pereira dressed in a suit and tie. Subject:  Portrait male -- Pereira, Octavio Mendez -- Bust Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Ethnic -- Panamanian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- St. Augustine Sculpture Owner:  Grove of Educators, South of The Oldest Wooden School House, between St. George & Spanish streets, St. Augustine, Florida Remarks:  Octavio Mendez Pereira (1887-1954) was an educator from Panama. This bust was part of a project implemented by Walter B. Fraser and Curtis Wilgus, Dean of history at George Washington University, Washington D.C., to erect statues of Latin educators in the Grove of Educators. All but four of the statues have been lost to vandalism. The remaining statues are: Grand Marshal Ramon Castilla (IAS record FL000546), Jose Trinidad Reyes (IAS record FL000547), and Jose Marti (IAS record FL000548). IAS files contain related article from The Compass (supplement to the St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine, Florida), Sept. 1, 1988, pg. 10-11 which notes that the inscription appears to say Fuse Marinelli, France. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1995. Illustration:  The Compass (supplement to the St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine, Florida), Sept. 1, 1988, pg. 10. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS FL000545   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000545 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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